PORT ANGELES — Some are heartbreaking, some hopeful, but the luminarias — paper bags weighted down with sand and illuminated by a candle — all have names.
Sandy Bell.
Uncle Dave.
Dutchess the Dog (“Bark bark!”).
Each name represents a loved one, human or otherwise, who survived or perished by cancer.
The homemade lanterns, hundreds of them, lined the 1,005-foot track at Clallam County Fairgrounds on Saturday, the second and final day of the 2006 Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society.
The luminarias burned all night, lighting the way for the walkers, who kept up past the break of dawn.
Participants walked to raise awareness of cancer prevention, education, treatment and research.
The event is also a giant fundraising drive for the American Cancer Society.
By Saturday evening, the event raised $88,500, said Chairwoman Tané Sipe, short of the $150,000 goal.
“But that’s OK,” Sipe said.
“Everybody worked really hard and everybody is exhausted in a really good way.”
